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Buddha in trono assistito dai bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara e Vajrapani

second half of the 10th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 247
Questo insieme, composto di sette pezzi fusi separatamente, è uno dei bronzi giavanesi più elaborati a noi pervenuti. La figura al centro, con le mani alzate mentre insegna il dharma, si può identificare come Shakyamuni, il Buddha storico, o come Vairocana, la sua manifestazione trascendente. Il leone che sporge al centro della base principale fa riferimento al nome del clan di Buddha. Alla sinistra siede Avalokiteshvara sul suo mezzo di trasporto, il toro-vitello Nandin, mentre alla destra si trova Vajrapani, accompagnato dal suo destriero, un makara (incrocio mitologico tra elefante e coccodrillo). Le snelle proporzioni delle figure e i tratti angolari caratterizzano questa triade come un oggetto dell’antico periodo giavanese orientale.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Buddha in trono assistito dai bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara e Vajrapani
  • Periodo: Antico periodo giavanese orientale
  • Data: Seconda metà del X secolo
  • Area geografica: Indonesia, Giava
  • Materiale e tecnica: Bronzo
  • Dimensioni: 29,2 x 21,9 x 12,7 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, Rogers Fund e donazione del dott. Mortimer D. Sackler, di Theresa Sackler e famiglia, 2004
  • Numero d'inventario: 2004.259
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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